I-70 over Ward Road Bridge Replacement

Revised Traffic Impacts - Jan. 14 to Jan. 20

• Ward Road will be fully closed during safety critical bridge girder placement, with detour routes in place
• The placement is planned for overnight hours on Thursday, Jan. 25
• This date is weather dependent
• The closure will be taken from 8 p.m. Jan. 25 to 6 a.m. Jan. 26
• The closure limits are confined to MP 0 (44th Ave) to MP .25 (just east of the I-70 interchange)
• Detour routes will be posted directing motorists to enter westbound I-70 via Youngfield to Clear Creek Drive or the frontage road to Kipling St.
• The closure is necessary to maintain safety for the construction crews, the surrounding community and the traveling public
• No lane or ramp closures on westbound I-70 are planned during this overnight work
• A notification will be sent out a week prior to the event

• No overnight lane closures are planned on I-70 within the project limits
• The project limits are confined to Mile Point 266.5 (Exit 266 Ward Road) to MP 265 (Exit 265 CO 58/Golden)
• A traffic shift is in place on westbound I-70
• Lanes are narrowed and caution is advised

• Work on Monday, Jan. 15 has been cancelled due to forecasted severe weather conditions and low temperatures
• Crews will work on Saturday, Jan. 20 with lane closures in place
• Single lane closures switching to double lane closures will exist in both directions of Ward Road under I-70 Tuesday to Saturday
• The closures will be taken from approx. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• The closure limits are confined to MP 0 (44th Ave) to MP .25 (just east of the I-70 interchange) 
• Sidewalk access is limited and caution is advised
• Signs and construction devices are present alerting motorists and pedestrians to the work
• This schedule is subject to further change depending on changing weather conditions

General Travel Impacts & Scope of Work

• The project began in February 2023 with an anticipated completion date of late 2024
• Impacts include overnight lane and ramp closures on I-70 at Ward Road (Exit 266) during certain work activities, and daytime weekday lane closures and occasional full closures of both directions of Ward Road (CO 72) under I-70 from W. 44th Ave to the westbound I-70 interchange
• During full closures of Ward Road or the westbound I-70 on-ramp, motorists will be detoured to Youngfield Ave to access Exit 264 (Clear Creek Drive/32nd Ave) or the Frontage Road to access I-70 via Kipling St
• Ward Road under I-70 will be fully closed during safety critical work 
• This state funded project is part of CDOT’s 10-Year Plan to replace two aging bridges on I-70 over Ward Road with a single structure
• This new structure is being built to meet today's standards to support increased traffic on the I-70 corridor

Nearby Project Impacts

• Impacts include full periodic closures of the Harlan St. interchange, the Exit 270 on and off ramps to westbound I-70 and other lane and road closures within the project's limits
• Motorists will be detoured to Wadsworth Blvd to bypass ramp closures
• This project has an estimated completion date of February 2025